Johan511
Old Schooler
Ok, this is the first of a series of basic lessons that Im going to give, and the title of this lesson is called The Double Attack.
A double attack, as the name implies, is an attack against two pieces or pawns at the same time. Beginning players quickly learn that a simple attack against a single enemy piece or pawn can easily be countered in a variety of ways. A better alternative is a simultaneous attack against two pieces or pawns, only one of which can be defended by the opponent. This type of attack is the basis for much of the tactical play in chess.
There are three types of double attack and I will cover them all on this thread over time.
First the Discovered attacks A discovered attacks is essentially an ambush. Heres a general definition: A Queen, Rook, or Bishop lies in wait so that it can attack when another piece or pawn moves out of its way.
Now lets look at some examples.
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White to Play.
The position above shows a simple but clear example of a discovered attack. If white moves his Bishop, he will create a discovered attack on the Black Queen with the Rook on e1. However, moves like 1. Bd3 or 1.Bf3 dont accomplish much because Black would sidestep his Queen to safety on d6 or f6. This is where the double attack comes in Handy. By playing 1. Ba6!, White creates a discovered attack on Blacks Queen and also attacks his Rook on c8 threatening two pieces at once with one move.
After you have grasped the principle in an example, it can be instructive to change the position a bit to see how the change affects the result. In the position above how would putting the Black b6-pawn on b7 affect the situation?
What if the black rook were on a8 instead of c8?
PS If your WAY to advanced for this, please don't answer right away. These first lessons are for the people who are fairly new to chess. I will be back to post the rest of the lesson.
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A double attack, as the name implies, is an attack against two pieces or pawns at the same time. Beginning players quickly learn that a simple attack against a single enemy piece or pawn can easily be countered in a variety of ways. A better alternative is a simultaneous attack against two pieces or pawns, only one of which can be defended by the opponent. This type of attack is the basis for much of the tactical play in chess.
There are three types of double attack and I will cover them all on this thread over time.
First the Discovered attacks A discovered attacks is essentially an ambush. Heres a general definition: A Queen, Rook, or Bishop lies in wait so that it can attack when another piece or pawn moves out of its way.
Now lets look at some examples.
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White to Play.
The position above shows a simple but clear example of a discovered attack. If white moves his Bishop, he will create a discovered attack on the Black Queen with the Rook on e1. However, moves like 1. Bd3 or 1.Bf3 dont accomplish much because Black would sidestep his Queen to safety on d6 or f6. This is where the double attack comes in Handy. By playing 1. Ba6!, White creates a discovered attack on Blacks Queen and also attacks his Rook on c8 threatening two pieces at once with one move.
After you have grasped the principle in an example, it can be instructive to change the position a bit to see how the change affects the result. In the position above how would putting the Black b6-pawn on b7 affect the situation?
What if the black rook were on a8 instead of c8?
PS If your WAY to advanced for this, please don't answer right away. These first lessons are for the people who are fairly new to chess. I will be back to post the rest of the lesson.
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